1. Barney Kessel Autumn Leaves Tab

By popular demand: Barney Kessel offering us moments of unsurpassed jazz guitar artistry in a set of venerable standards sometime in the 70s. Guitar buffs will no doubt note that Barney is not using his standard Gibson ES 350 axe, opting for an Ibanez Barney Kessel prototype that never made it to the stores. This one's Autumn Leaves. From the 1940’s to the early 1990’s, Barney was an iconic leader, sideman, and studio musician known for his fiery single-note approach and complex chord work. Barney Kessel - Autumn Leaves (1979) 'Autumn Leaves,' in 1979. Oscar Peterson and Barney Kessel - Watch What Happens.

Autumn Leaves Harmonic Analysis. Autumn Leaves is a 32 bar song form that follows the AABC song form structure. Each section is 8 bars long and marked out on the example below for you to follow along with. Having two A sections which are almost the same means the harmony and chords in the first half of the tune are almost identical.

Barney Kessel Autumn Leaves Tab

Has a new lesson available that will teach you how to play like jazz guitar legend Barney Kessel. Barney spent much of his time in the 50’s playing in a jazz trio setting. Playing with a bassist and drummer he often used chordal runs instead of single note melodies to create a fuller sound. This is a technique that you can also use when performing solo. Guy will teach you these chordal runs that work through a 2-5-1 progression and then practice them along jam tracks. For more info check out or view the demo below.Embed This Video:Demo of In the Style of Barney KesselFiled Under:, Tagged With: About Jeremy Casey.